Two Things We Can Do to Prepare Our Societies for Changing Demographics
Op-ed by Francine Pickup (UNDP Serbia Resident Representative) for the Belgrade Security Forum on the strategic direction for addressing depopulation in Serbia
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N1: “Digital Serbia Initiative: Belgrade among the most popular destinations for digital nomads”
Press release announcing the launch of the website BelgradeGets.digital, a joint initiative of the Accelerator Lab and the Digital Serbia Initiative to promote Belgrade as an attractive destination for the lifestyle and work of digital nomads and other digital professionals from around the world (Serbian only)
How to find the right formula for the 21st century challenges – 1st year of the UNDP Serbia Accelerator Lab
Blog by Neda Kurjacki (Communications Associate) on the journey of the Accelerator Lab in Serbia, marking our 1st year
Serbian repats: what did we learn from stories of return?
Blog by Kristina Jazinka Nikolic on applying design thinking methodologies and human stories to better understand Serbian diaspora and repats.
RTV: “The Financial Times on Serbia: Dynamic tech startups hungry for success”
Serbian media house RTV on the Financial Times’ article on successful Serbian IT sector and tech startups, positions the Accelerator Lab as part of the solution for the development of the digital scene through work with digital nomads and for tackling depopulation and brain drain (Serbian only)
Financial Times: “Belgrade’s fast-growing tech start-ups show Serbia’s ‘hunger for success’”
Article on successful Serbian IT sector and tech startups, positions the Accelerator Lab as part of the solution for the development of the digital scene through work with digital nomads and for tackling depopulation and brain drain
Online MeetUp: Data VS Corona – invitation for collaboration
Accelerator Lab collaboration with the Digital Serbia Initiative and Data Science Serbia inviting data science communities to explore the role of data in responding to Covid-19 and coordinate various community initiatives
Can Google search queries help countries map their diasporas?
Blog by Drasko Draskovic (Head of Exploration) on using search data for identifying diaspora locations
In Serbia, new approaches to tap talent and tackle depopulation
Blog by Francine Pickup (UNDP Serbia Resident Representative) on new approaches to address demographic change in Serbia
Portfolio approaches to tackle complex challenges. Notes on an emerging practice
Blog by Gina Belle (Chora Foundation) and Giulio Quaggiotto (Head of the Strategic Innovation Unit) on portfolio approaches
Associated Press: “Shrinking country: Serbia struggles with population decline”
Associated Press article on depopulation, covering our work with the Depopulation Studio
Novi Magazin: “Old People are not a Burden but a Resource”
Interview with Irena Cerovic (Head of Solutions mapping) for the Novi Magazin weekly (article and video, Serbian only)
Politika: “Why population in Serbia keeps declining?”
Reprint of an article in the Politika daily covering our work with the Depopulation Studio, including contributions by Wolfgang Lutz, Ruth Finkelstein, and Milica Uvalic
Implementing a Data-Driven Approach to Tackling Depopulation
Blog by Drasko Draskovic (Head of Exploration) on our ideas and motivation behind the Depopulation Data Challenge
Depopulation Data Challenge: Examining Depopulation Through a New Lens
Challenge call for individuals and organizations to use alternative data sources and bring new insights on depopulation
